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Five Equations That Changed the World: The Power and Poetry of Mathematics
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Author: Michael Guillen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 In Five Equations That Changed the World, Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the Science Editor on ABC-TV's Good Morning...
The Mammoth Book of Shark Attacks
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Author: Alex MacCormick Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 Hundreds of terrifying shark attacks occur every year and this book collects the most exciting, breathtaking, and heartrending. From the 800...
From Alchemy To Ipo: The Business Of Biotechnology
Author: Cynthia Robbins-roth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 "A tour-de-force for anyone who is interested in the biotech industry. I applaud the enormous achievement of Cynthia Robbins-Roth."-Frederick Frank, Senior...
Almost Chimpanzee: Redrawing the Lines That Separate Us from Them
Author: Jon Cohen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 In the autumn of 2005, researchers cracked the code of the chimpanzee genome and provided a startling new window into the...
Burn Unit: Saving Lives After the Flames
Author: Barbara Ravage Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 A compelling blend of science, history and storytelling. Barbara Ravage has fashioned an enlightening, invaluable book. Stewart ONan, author of The...
The Burning Answer: A User's Guide to the Solar Revolution
Author: Professor Keith Barnham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 A user's guide to the solar revolution - and why we must all get on board, before it is too...
Nests
Author: Sharon Beals Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 120 Sharon Beals' gorgeous photographs of nests offer a new window onto the life and beauty of birds. Drawn from the collections...
Ready, Steady, Code!: Coding with Minecraft
Author: Alvaro Scrivano Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 Get ready to code with this easy-to-use series full of projects and tips to get kids programming. Each book in the...
Ready, Steady, Code!: Coding with Hopscotch
Author: Alvaro Scrivano Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 Get ready to code with this easy-to-use series full of projects and tips to get kids programming. Each book in the...
Ready, Steady, Code!: Coding with Python
Author: Alvaro Scrivano Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 Get ready to code with this easy-to-use series full of projects and tips to get kids programming. Each book in theREADY,...
Infomojis: Natural Disasters
Author: Jon Richards Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 Did you know that the eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 was the largest ever? Or about tsunamis, cyclones and avalanches? Well,...
Generation Code: I'm a JavaScript Games Maker: The Basics
Author: Max Wainewright Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 Once you learn to code using JavaScript, the world of gaming opens up. In this book, learn how to build 6...
Telling Our Way to the Sea: A Voyage of Discovery in the Sea of Cortez
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Author: Aaron Hirsh Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 WINNER OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD FOR NATURAL HISTORY LITERATURE A FINALIST FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING...
The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread--And Why They Stop
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Author: Adam Kucharski Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 One of the Best Books of 2020 -- Financial Times One of the "Most 2020 Books of 2020" -- Washington Post...
Sleepyhead: The Neuroscience of a Good Night's Rest
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Author: Henry Nicholls Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 A narcoleptic's tireless journey through the neuroscience of disordered sleep Whether it's a bout of bad jet lag or a stress-induced...
The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
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Author: Laurie Garrett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 768 A New York Times bestseller The definitive account of the infectious diseases threatening humanity by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Laurie Garrett...
Mathmatters: The Hidden Calculations of Everyday Life
Author: Chris Waring Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Mathmatters is a humorous guide to the hidden calculations that are essential to everything we do. From making a cup of...
The Cosmos Explained: A history of the universe from its beginning to today and beyond
Author: Charles Liu Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 The Cosmos Explained is an exciting and beautifully designed book that charts the life of our universe from the Big Bang...
The Best Australian Science Writing 2019
Author: Bianca Nogrady Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Good science writing makes us feel. It makes us delight in the discovery of a black hole munching on a star,...
The Sydney Harbour Bridge (Revised edition)
Author: Peter Spearritt Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 '...clear, concise and vibrant history takes the reader on the journey from 19th-century dreams to 20th-century reality.' - Troy Lennon, Daily...
Flames of Extinction: The race to save Australia's threatened wildlife
Author: John Pickrell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Scientists estimate more than three billion native animals were killed or displaced during Australia's Black Summer bushfire season. Many species -...
Dr Space Junk vs The Universe: Archaeology and the future
Author: Dr Alice Gorman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction Winner of the 2019 John Mulvaney Book...
Anaximander: And the Nature of Science
Author: Carlo Rovelli Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Over two millennia ago, a Greek philosopher had a number of wondrous insights that paved the way to cosmology, physics, geography,...
Life, Death and Biscuits
Author: Anthea Allen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A heart-breaking story of courage and compassion from the front line of the toughest battle our nurses...
Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps
Author: Seirian Sumner Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 400 'A funny and beautifully written welcome to the enigmatic, weird and wonderful world of wasps' DAVE GOULSON, author of...
Proof of Stake: The Making of Ethereum and the Philosophy of Blockchains
Author: Vitalik Buterin Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 At only nineteen years old Vitalik Buterin published a visionary paper outlining the ideas behind what would become Ethereum....
Lightning Often Strikes Twice: The 50 Biggest Misconceptions in Science
Author: Brian Clegg Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 You may well be familiar with the fact that lightning, contrary to the popular saying, often strikes the same place twice....
Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19
Author: Alina Chan Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 400 Understanding how Covid-19 started is more important than we know for the future of humankind. Determining whether the virus...
i-SPY Trees: Spy it! Score it! (Collins Michelin i-SPY Guides)
Author: i-SPY Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 64 Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots...
i-SPY In the Countryside: Spy it! Score it! (Collins Michelin i-SPY Guides)
Author: i-SPY Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 64 Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots...
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
Author: Bill Gates Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Coming in 2022 from the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster Before Bill Gates became an...
Relax: A User's Guide to Life in the Age of Anxiety
Author: Timothy Caulfield Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'Masterfully, and humorously . provides much needed sanity in a world of claims run amok . I devoured it.' - DANIEL...
Escape: How a generation shaped, destroyed and survived the internet
Author: Marie Le Conte Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'Fifteen years ago, the internet felt like a special place my friends and I had built for each other; by...
Principles of Model Checking
Author: Christel Baier (Technische Universitat Dresden) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 984 A comprehensive introduction to the foundations of model checking, a fully automated technique for finding flaws in hardware...
Advances in Minimum Description Length: Theory and Applications
Author: Peter D. Grunwald (Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 372 The process of inductive inference - to infer general laws and principles from particular instances...
Wild Life: 50 Projects to Rewild Your Life From the Home to Outdoors
Author: Anna Carlile Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Wild Life is an achingly beautiful gift book that introduces the concept of rewilding. No matter whether you live in the...
Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration and Life on Earth
Author: Kate Greene Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 'Filled with wonderment and awe ... Greene's eloquent memoir is equal parts escape and comfort.' - Publishers Weekly In 2013 Kate...
Return to Wild America: A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
Author: Scott Weidensaul Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 In 1953, birding guru Roger Tory Peterson and noted British naturalist James Fisher set out on what became a legendary journey-a...
The Life of the Skies: Birding at the End of Nature
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Author: Jonathan Rosen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 324 We are all birdwatchers. Over cities and jungles and open plains, the sky is animated by the flight of birds, and...
Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World
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Author: Amir Alexander Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Pulsing with drama and excitement, Infinitesimal celebrates the spirit of discovery, innovation, and intellectual achievement-and it will forever change the way...
Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence
Author: Gavin Francis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 144 When it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Recovery and convalescence are words that exist at the...
Terry Denton's Really Truly Amazing Guide to Everything
Author: Terry Denton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 A mini book of facts packed with maximum humour! Sure to engage anyone from the ages of 8 to 80 (and...
Physics of the Future: The Inventions That Will Transform Our Lives
Author: Michio Kaku Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 'A whirlwind tour of technological possiblity' New Scientist We all wish we could predict the future, but most of...
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Author: Steven Pinker Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 560 Steven Pinker's landmark defence of human nature Recently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by...
The Anxious Triumph: A Global History of Capitalism, 1860-1914
Author: Donald Sassoon Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 800 The acclaimed magnum opus of one of Britain's most wide-ranging historians Capitalist enterprise has existed in some form since...
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
Author: Lindsey Fitzharris Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 The spellbinding story of a visionary British surgeon who changed medicine forever In The Butchering Art, historian Lindsey Fitzharris...
Forces of Nature
Author: Professor Brian Cox Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 288 A breathtaking and beautiful exploration of our planet, this groundbreaking book accompanies the acclaimed BBC TV series, providing...
Woodcarving: Basic Techniques
Author: Ian Norbury Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 86 17 carefully chosen projects introduce all the techniques needed to begin wood carving and most can be finished in...